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5 Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do

For all the folks with cell phones.. (This should be printed and kept in your car, purse, and wallet. Good information to have with you.)

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.

Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:

FIRST
Emergency

The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find
Yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an
Emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to
Establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly, this number 112
can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

SECOND
Have you locked your keys in the car?

Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone:
If you lock your keys In the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on
their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will
unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other 'remote' for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

Editor's Note : It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked
Our car over a cell phone!'

THIRD
Hidden Battery Power

Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370#. Your cell phone will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you
charge your cell phone next time.

FOURTH
How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?

To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following Digits on your phone: *#06#. A 15-digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it
somewhere safe.

When your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

And Finally....

FIFTH
Free Directory Service for Cells

Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411 information calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a telephone directory in our vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a problem. When you need to use the 411 information option, simply dial: (800)FREE411, or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.

LCD screen fixed!

I purchased a used LCD screen through ebay, and yes there was NO power supply and I had to buy one AND there was this annoying blue spot in the screen, a stuck pixel. I finally found a fix for it! I ran it for a lot longer (overnight) than the recommended 20 minutes because it was still stuck after recommended time. I restarted the machine the next day and it seemed to still be stuck, but through the morning the blue spot disappeared!! So if you have stuck pixels or burned in images in your LCD try JScreenFix! You will need Java.

Mozilla Firefox:

Just downloaded Pro Web Surfer Firefox extension yesterday and I LOVE it! You can upload your own images or use some from their website TO REPLACE embedded ADS! I think it's great. Never again will those annoying flashing ads bother me when I am on yahoo!

I also dloaded Image Zoom Firefox extension. This add-on allows you to right click on any image and use the scroll wheel to zoom in or out! It also lets you "fit" the image or zoom at any percentage of the original. VERY cool and useful.

Phone issues:

I am also very concerned about Nextel's lack of support for 3rd party phones and am currently researching workarounds. So don't get stuck with a rotten blackberry or other cr*p. There seems to be an inherent incompatibility with most phones with Nextel's iDEN network.

iDEN

Integrated Digital Enhanced Network
or
Integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network

iDEN is a TDMA-based digital wireless standard designed to work in special frequencies originally designated for analog Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) networks. iDEN was invented by Motorola, who remains the primary manufacturer of iDEN devices.

iDEN provides several unique features, including integrated push-to-talk (PTT) walkie-talkie capability.

iDEN is used in the U.S. by Nextel and Southern LINC.

Newer iDEN phones use a SIM card that is compatible with GSM phones for overseas roaming. However, iDEN is a very different standard from GSM. Most iDEN phones are not compatible with GSM networks, and GSM phones are not compatible with iDEN networks.

Sprint operates a nationwide network with CDMA technology in the PCS (1900 MHz) band, in addition to a nationwide iDEN network acquired during Sprint's merger with Nextel in August 2005. Click here for a list of compatible phones.

So check back and I will post links to how-to's and workaraounds. If you have any info please email me: rexmollc{at}sbcglobal.net.

Sprint Nextel Corporation is responding to a class action lawsuit in California...

transfering sim cards info

NEXTEL by Sprint Users

Apparently only a very select few phones will work with Nextel. You MUST have a phone that will work with the iDEN network in order to upgrade from a bloopberry. Nextel SIMs will not work in a GSM phone and will ONLY work in an iDEN capable phone.

Any questions or issues?
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